Chapter178 Home Field Trials

Ethan’s POV It was never easy walking up to the Donalds’ mansion. Even after everything that happened with Katelyn and all the changes in her life, I still felt like an outsider every time I saw those white columns rising behind the iron gates. Today, I was more nervous than usual. Katelyn’s family knew who I was as her ex-husband, the guy who let her go, the guy who hurt her. I’d told myself a hundred times not to mess this up. David opened the door. He was in jeans and a dark T-shirt, looking relaxed. “You’re early,” he said, glancing at his phone as if he’d been timing my arrival. I tried to smile. “Just wanted to show I’m serious.” He stepped aside, letting me in with a little wave. “If you’re so serious, you can start by helping out.” Before I could ask what he meant, he handed me a vacuum cleaner. I hesitated, but only for a second. I’d never been asked to do chores at any girlfriend’s house, not even when I was married to Katelyn. But I got the sense that David was testing me. I